palm beach he s telling me you re about 20 miles east of boca raton. just continue northbound over the beach and while try to get you more further instructions. reporter: morgan s instruction paid off, guiding the flight to a landing at palm beach. that left other flights listening in stunned, including a commercial pilot waiting for takeoff. did you say the passengers landed the airplane? that s correct. great job. no flying experience. we got a controller that worked them down. after the landing, morgan left the tower and went out to the ramp to meet his newest student pilot that he taught to land without ever getting in the plane. i just feel like it was probably meant to happen. reporter: adding to the drama of all this, john and brianna, this pilot turned passenger, passenger turned pilot says he was just trying to get home to his pregnant wife. the faa says it is
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we already have major cancellations for flights this weekend because of the weather. now, covid issues canceled thousands and thousands of flights since christmas. all of this highlighted another issue. there are simply not enough pilots. cnn s pete muntean leave in goodyear, arizona. you re smart. you re out there where it s warmer, pete. but this really is a big issue. reporter: it s a huge issue, john. united airlines opening up its own pilot academy. the official ribbon cutting just happened. 60 students. this is the plane they will be flying on their way to becoming a united pilot. in the arizona desert, united airlines is growing pilots. student pilot adele gallegos had no flying experience only last month. now she has her sights set on
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